Simple Basal Thick, errect and spreading green leaves, 60-200cm x 10-15cm.
Flower conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Flower colour:
White
Flower description:
White flowers with purple stamens, segments are slender and scented, 10cm diameter, Borne in clusters of 10-25, on flattened stalks between 30-80cm long, rising from lower leaf axils. November to March.
Fruit conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Fruit colour:
Green
Fruit:
Fleshy
Fruit description:
Green, fleshy, rounded capsules with a beak, 2-5cm diameter.
Habitat:
Beach scrub, gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, littoral rainforest.
Distribution
Northern Territory and Coastal Queensland and New South Wales.
Food source for:
Food source for larvae of moths and butterflies.
Toxicity:
No toxicity known
Origin:
Australia
Notes:
Information sources:
Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics.
